Overview

The Master of Medical Science in Public Health programme provided by University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) has the following:

Programme Uniqueness

• A multidisciplinary approach to curriculum design includes core, specialty and elective courses, providing for professional specialisation.

• Opportunities to visit the public health-related government and non-government organisations to learn about the services, care and programmes available in this country.

• To satisfy the increasing needs of globalisation and information technology, the curriculum incorporates a strong component of global health and artificial intelligence courses.

• A unique learning opportunity to interact with and learn diverse languages, cultures, and norms in a multicultural country

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Statistics in Medicine and Public Health
Epidemiology in Public Health
Health Research Design and Methodology
Principles of Family Health Systems and Services
Research Proposal Development and Data Collection
Research Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-20 00:00:00

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More details

You are strongly advised to apply at least 2 - 3 months before the commencement date of the new intake.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

40

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PTE Academic

47

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IELTS

5

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Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Sungai Besar, Malaysia

Disciplines

Public Health Medicine View 88 other Masters in Medicine in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

40

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PTE Academic

47

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IELTS

5

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Other requirements

General requirements

(1) A Bachelor’s Degree in the field or related fields with CGPA of 2.75 and above or equivalent as approved by the Senate; or

(2) A Bachelor’s Degree in the field or related fields with CGPA of 2.00 and above but less than CGPA of 2.75, or equivalent as approved by the Senate subject to rigorous internal assessment.

(3) Candidates without a Bachelor’s degree in the related fields or relevant working experience must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by UTAR and meet the minimum CGPA set out in (1) to (2).

Note: For non-medical graduates, the related field must be from the Science or Health Sciences; for medical graduates, a recognized medical degree by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), Malaysia.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31600 MYR / year

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Citizens or residents

19410 MYR / year

≈ 19410 MYR / year

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